Parham not being able to get his team even to the WPIAL final, losing to a Quinnipiac bound player with Penn Hills tells me all I need to know. Keep an eye on the Quinnipiac dude in the portal a few years from now though. He is very athletic and could develop into a very good player
Brandin Cummings, the EYBL, and future Roster building
- Thread starter Vader_Storm
- Start date
Parham not being able to get his team even to the WPIAL final, losing to a Quinnipiac bound player with Penn Hills tells me all I need to know. Keep an eye on the Quinnipiac dude in the portal a few years from now though. He is very athletic and could develop into a very good player
Cummings is averaging 18.5 points per game, 3 rebounds per game, and 1 assist per game in session 3 of the EYBL which continues his excellent pace of consistent production game in and game out at a high scoring rate.
Defense has been good these 3rd session games and he has been much more active than in the past with active hands and keeping his man in front of him, he has made some strides here on this end of the floor. Its unfortunate he plays on a team that has so little talent and a 4 star ranked point guard next to him (Jerry Easter) that has completely collapsed in the 3rd session leaving Cummings to be most of the teams entire offense. He almost led his team to a comeback win this evening as his team was down 6 with 1 minute left, and Cummings had a steal which he then converted for a layup followed by a drawn charge which resulted in a turnover that he forced which led to a score.
After being a 3rd team all eybl and 2nd team all eybl selection in the prior two sessions, Cummings is on his way to making an all EYBL team once again in the 3rd session. Cummings is 9th in the entire EYBL in scoring regardless of class in the U17 division for all sessions combined. There is 1 day left of games in the 3rd session.
Defense has been good these 3rd session games and he has been much more active than in the past with active hands and keeping his man in front of him, he has made some strides here on this end of the floor. Its unfortunate he plays on a team that has so little talent and a 4 star ranked point guard next to him (Jerry Easter) that has completely collapsed in the 3rd session leaving Cummings to be most of the teams entire offense. He almost led his team to a comeback win this evening as his team was down 6 with 1 minute left, and Cummings had a steal which he then converted for a layup followed by a drawn charge which resulted in a turnover that he forced which led to a score.
After being a 3rd team all eybl and 2nd team all eybl selection in the prior two sessions, Cummings is on his way to making an all EYBL team once again in the 3rd session. Cummings is 9th in the entire EYBL in scoring regardless of class in the U17 division for all sessions combined. There is 1 day left of games in the 3rd session.
Cummings scored 22 points in the final eybl game of session 3 on 8-14 shooting. Cummings has moved up to #6 overall in the entire EYBL in scoring with 19 points per game on average through 3 complete sessions. Through the first 3 EYBL sessions, Cummings is shooting 51% from the floor, 38% from 3, and 81% from the line. Rebounding has fallen to 3.7 boards per game which is ok and is grabbing just under 1 steal per game. His numbers continue to be strong and just as importantly consistent from game to game.
Brandin Cummings earns 2nd team All EYBL in session 3. That's the 3rd time in 3 sessions Cummings made an ALL EYBL selection. Two 2nd team all EYBL selections, 1 third team All EYBL selection.
Pitt target Malachi Palmer made honorable mention in session 3 after switching teams.
Pitt target Malachi Palmer made honorable mention in session 3 after switching teams.
Again, these sound like Top 30-50 type numbers. He may be making a huge jump and start pulling in blue blood or near blue blood offers. I mean Kentucky signed the Quaker Valley kid, who stinks.
At this junction through 3 sessions, Cummings numbers in the EYBL are pretty similar to RJ Davis who was our top target in 2020. In some respects, you could say the 2 players have some similarities.
Davis never had serious NBA potential because of his lack of size so he ended the recruiting cycle ranked in the National top 50.
The recruiting services always are going to give an edge to players with more upside (athletic ability and height) even though Davis had very strong EYBL numbers. Regardless of Cummings national ranking, we have a significant offensive weapon coming in here with Cummings and our 2 guard position is in good hands in the future.
Im hoping Cummings grows another inch or two.
From my comments back in April, Austin Swartz has now been offered. Swartz is 3rd in the entire EYBL in scoring, Cummings is 6th.
Swartz is a big 6'5 guard / wing combo that can really score. He is a national top 50 four star talent. Under normal circumstances, we would be considered late to the party here for a kid like this. However, we have tracked him for some time and he is a Boo Williams kid which we have some pull with.
One to monitor if we get him here for an OV.
Vader, forgive me for saying this but....may the Swartz be with us!!! 🤣 🤣 🤣
The potential of our future roster is exciting. Keep the ball rolling with another good season and it will only enhance the recruiting.
I was able to see Swartz last year in a game down in NC. He was a hell of a player and had a beautiful jumper but I certainly did not see him as a top 5 scorer in EYBL. I personally liked their 2025 guard Isaiah Henry. His brother is KJ Henry, DE from Clemson who just went to the Commanders in the draft. I sat next to his grandfather at the game by chance and he had said he had some ACC interest already as a soph and a offer from Clemson I believe. Henry was one of the best looking 3 point shooters I had ever seen at that age. Both are guys you would want.
Here is a link to the game I was at, Swartz hit the half court winner at the buzzer. First part of the video is talk about he and others. Then the highlights of the game.
Cannon School vs. Woodside (VA)
